Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-01-28
STATE NEWS.
Annual Encnmpmen, q. a. II.

The 20th annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, department
Vermont, was held at st. Adams ON Thu
day and Friday of last week. some POO del
egates being present. A business meeting
was held Thursday afternoon, with ban
quot at the Weldon House in the evening
The latter was brilliant affair Plate,
were laid for $50 persons and among the
banqueters were Gen Lucius Fairchild
commander-in-Chef Of the national c. A.
r., Judge Advocate General Henry f.
Taintor and Col Samuel jones' aide-de-
camp Of Gen. Fairchild's staff, Chief JUS
tice Homer +. Royce Of the state supreme
court His Excellency Gov. f. j. Ormsbee,
ex-Gov. J. Gregory Smith, State Auditor
f.. Henry Powell, Past Department Com
manders w. w. Henry and W l.. Green
leaf Of Burlington and j. II. Gouding of
Rutland, Maj l.. g. Kingsley Of Rutland,
Quartermaster General W II. Gilmore of
Fairlee and Commander Woodward, L. S. n.
Department Commander Childs presided
Gov. Smith introduced Gen. Fairchild, who
made an eloquent speech. Felicitous re
marks were made by Gov Ormsbee, ex-
Gov. Smith, Chief Justice Royce, Judge
Advocate General Taintor, ex-Gov. Pin
gree and s. p Jones of Nebraska. At
Fridays session resolutions were passed on
the death Of Generals Stannard, Hancock
and Logan. Capt. p. d. Blodgett of St.
Johnsbury was elected Department Com
mander for the ensuing year. There are
now in the state 9S posts, with member
ship Of 1903 an increase during the year
Of six posts and 4s1 comrades During
the year three posts have surrendered their
charters The expenses of the department
the past year have been S2404 and the re
ceipts S334j, leaving S94l in the treasury
The epidemic of suicide by taking
Rough ON Rats which has prevailed ever
since two Young women killed themselve,
with this poison in Boston six months ago,
has victim in a Montpelier girl Of 20,
named Gertie Nelson, who took dose of
the stuff last week Thursday night. She
had claimed to be married, and attempted
suicide because Of the alleged discovery
that no marriage ceremony had been per
formed
Gov Ormsbee has postponed till April ~
the visit which the Vermont monument
commissioners had planned to make 10 Get
tysburg this month
Ansel Hawkins Of St Juhnsbury has just
received a check for $1,000 from D. X. Al
len Of Wichita, Kan, who formerly lived
was given some 30 years ago.
The total tax which Montpelier residents
will pay 10 meet expense. of the current
year is but ~ cents on the dollar. 1t is
divided thus Town tax iG cents on the
dollar, highway tax, IL cents union
school tax. : cents village tax, II cents
The Ely copper mine at Nershire still re
mains idle. and the prospects OF its REOPEN
ing are not promising.
The school house at Fast Barnard was
burned last "Wednesday night together with
the books and school apparatus.
\ farmhouse ON Maquam shore at st. Al
bans. owned by j. A Bedard and occupied
bv one Donaldson. was burned by defec-
tive chimney last Friday with nearly all
it, contents Bedards loss is $500 insur
ance $500 Donaldson's loss is about S3HW.
The body Of the man who threw himself
in front Of train at Newark. y. j. Mon
day night has been identified Gs that Of
Alexander Bennett of NergenncS. Ben
nett left that place to get work last Satur-
day
Action has been brought against Frank
Atherton sheriff of Washington county,
ON behalf Of Nathaniel Sheets for false i'm
prisonment and malicious prosecution, dam
ages being placed at 5000 Sheets was ar
rested two years ago, at the time when
Atherton had an encounter with Lake
Champlain fisherman while trying to seize
their nets
Willamstowu voted on Tuesday, 40 to
a. for the extension of the railroad from
Barre to that place, and chos Sc commission
ers Ia have charge of the work.
A good deal Of feeling is said to exist in
st Johnsbury over the discharge of Dian,
the alleged murderer of his children. Med
ical experts, DR.. Billiard among them, tes-
titled that ON the examination Of the child's
remains several holes were found in the
skull which had evidently been made with
some sharp instrument